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Registration number
2638
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Antwerp
Vessel type
Ketch
Archive reason
Loss by fire
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Miller, James N & Son Ltd, St Monans
Built in
1934
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Ketch
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
45.93 feet
(14.00m)
Breadth: Beam
13.12 feet
(4.00m)
Depth
5.91 feet
(1.80m)
Air Draft
59.06 feet
(18.00m)
Tonnage: Gross
23.00
History
HALCYONE is a ketch of timber construction and has a Perkins Marine engine model 4.236M. She was built by James Miller of St Monans in 1934.
Owned by Professor Gwyn Macfarlane, FRS 1951-1965.
There is a large gap in her history untill she was found on a wharf close to Ghent, Belgium in 1984. Since then a large scale restoration has taken place and she is back in the water after 30 years ashore. The vessel is now in private ownership and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.
Key dates
- 1934 Built by J Miller & Sons of St Monans
- 1960s Changed from gaff rig to Bermuda rig
- 1984 Found on a wharf near Ghent, Belgium
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